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General Yahya Khan belonged to the British-Indian Military that procured the accent and habits of the British, but unlike his fellows in both India and Pakistan, he wasn’t a deep thinker or reader. Rather he was a man of deeds. After six days of his assuming power as CMLA, Yahya Khan pronounced himself as the President of Pakistan on 31 March 1969 and retained that position till 6 December 1971. He was born on 4 February 1917 in Chakwal in a Qazalbash family that hailed from Peshawar. Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (February 4, 1917 – August 10, 1980) was the President of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971, following the resignation of Ayub Khan who has promoted him rapidly through the ranks of the army and hand-picked him as his successor. Apparently, he was not always this eccentric; before he became the Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) in 1969, Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan was known as a well-reputed army officer, an efficient ruler, a kind father, and a loyal husband.
